"Find $65 million. This isn’t working": Calls mount for Mike Norvell's firing from fans after FSU suffers nail-biting loss to Pitt

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College football fans intensified their demands to fire Florida State coach Mike Norvell after the Seminoles absorbed a 34-31 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Norvell's team suffered its third straight defeat after starting the season with three straight wins, including a 31-17 upset of SEC powerhouse Alabama in the season-opener on Aug. 30.

This caused fans to call for his ouster and urged the Florida State athletics department to give him the $65-million buyout he's mandated to get in his contract and release him as soon as possible.

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Other fans didn't mince words on social media and went straight to the point with their demand.

@FloridaState should fire Mike Norvell. Another coach will bring in 5 star recruits and compete for Championships.

Gotta fire Mike Norvell he don't know what he doing!!

FSU should absolutely fire Mike Norvell. No matter the cost

Another fan expressed worries about losing several highly-regarded recruits with what Florida State is going through in the past three games.

We just lost all of the potential recruits as well!

One user wants Florida State to bring back former coach Jimbo Fisher, who went 83-23 in eight seasons of coaching the team from 2010-17, which was highlighted by a BCS national championship win in 2013.

Norvell's team allowed the Panthers to score 13 straight points, giving the visitors a 34-24 lead with 2:28 left. The Seminoles reduced the deficit to three with a touchdown drive but Pittsburgh held on to the last possession to secure the win.

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Geoffrey Latayan is a journalist who covers college basketball at Sportskeeda. An AB Communication graduate from De La Salle Lipa, he is an avid sports fan who follows college basketball, MLB, NBA and pro wrestling.

As a writer, he's adept at stats and previously covered college sports in the Philippines. Geoff has interviewed former NBA star Detlef Schrempf, although it was way before the "sportsblog" era.

Geoff believes the gap between College sports and major leagues has narrowed thanks to the new stars of the sport, who can give the pro leagues a run for their money.

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